PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willem Kriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Marcus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kriel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jack Parow & Freshlyground - Army Of One. Willem Kriel had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Kriel
vs
Marcus

178 cm
25
183 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

180 cm
28
180 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willem Kriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Marcus!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kriel thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kriel misses the jab.
Marcus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marcus has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Marcus shoots and misses
and Kriel counters with a straight right hand.
Willem Kriel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Marcus.
Marcus throws a combination that misses
and Kriel counters with a head kick that wobbles Marcus - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Kriel sends him down. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willem Kriel!
Willem Kriel bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.